Tessa Leonard

Tessa is a partner and specialises in real estate and development. She has worked with national and entrepreneurial  developers, local authorities, government agencies and investors to facilitate the delivery of new commercial accommodation and dwellings, particularly on brownfield sites. Tessa worked for a number of years in-house at a unitary authority with responsibility for legal aspects of regeneration and infrastructure projects. She understands the constraints and challenges which public bodies have to deal with and is confident in devising structures which allow public-private enterprise. She can provide a comprehensive legal service for developers and investors throughout the life of projects, dealing with site assembly, site set up, forward funding, lettings, profit sharing arrangements and sales.